Hi
Has anyone else encountered this bug on the European version?
It's only been happening recently since the latest update.
As far as I can tell the screen is off when it happens so it shouldn't be a case of me touching the button with my face.
Further more, the loudspeaker button is not active even though the sound is coming from it!
I have to press it once for it to turn green (loud speaker mode) then once again to return the call to the ear speaker.
Weird!
This is probably not it but just an idea because a similar thing happened to me on my last phone. It turns out I had an app (AutomateIt) which is like tasker in that it does things in response to other things. In this case, I didn't realize it had a task setup that was supposed to automatically activate speakerphone based on the proximity sensor, and it just did not work reliably, activating speakerphone mode excessively.
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Hi,
Is there anything that can be done to improve the mic volume when on speaker phone - I have had complaints when more than a foot or so away that people can't hear me.
I have the phone open on my desk most of the time and am just trying to work out the best way to deal with calls as they come in. At the moment unplugging the USB and then flipping the screen and then trying to answer the call seems a bit ham fisted and I keep on loosing calls
I personally never use my MDA Pro as a conventional phone. I find it too bulky. My own method is to always use a bluetooth headset.
If I was in your situation, I would have the Universal open on my desk, with the bluetooth headset lying beside it. When the phone rings, simply put on the bluetooth headset,press the call receive button on it, and away you go.
You don't really need to flip the screen, just close it and then use the green button to answer the call. Will work fine with the USB connected if you don't mind people looking at you strangely.
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the responses.
I don't have a headset so haven't gone down that route yet. Will they work with Skype and VOIP software etc on the phone?
As for closing and then picking up, I'm wondering if the phone has a problem because I have tried this a couple of times and have lost the calls although I am generally unplugging the USB, closing the phone and then answering - have only had the phone a couple of days so still getting the hang of it.
Hmmm....can it be used when in pda mode to answer and make calls... I have tried this, but I think either my machine's mic & speakers dont work on the inside (screen side) of the clamshell, the other person on the line can't hear, and I hear their voice (distantly), which means it is coming out of the back of the screen, not the front. Its either that or the device just isnt designed to work in this orientation.
Has anyone else tried recieving or making calls with the screen facing out in portrait mode?
Re the Bluetooth headset answering method, great idea, I do this, but I have found that sometimes my o2 blue headset loses the pairing when I press the answer call button, so I lose the call anyway.
Can anyone tell us how it should work, will the recent rom upgrade fix this, is there even a mic and speaker on the inside lid?
Can anyone tell us how it should work, will the recent rom upgrade fix this, is there even a mic and speaker on the inside lid?
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The Mic is right next to the power button, so it is as close to your mouth when in PDA mode or closed. Also There are two speakers on the hinged lid, in PDA mode it's the slightly recessed oval shape 10mm from the top dead centre.
I've never discovered a software method of disabling this speaker. Possibly a hardware fault? Might be worth discussing with your handset provider
Anyone else experiencing super low microphone volume when using hangout calls on speakerphone/video calls? The other person i'm calling says they can barely hear me.
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Anyone else experiencing super low microphone volume when using hangout calls on speakerphone/video calls? The other person i'm calling says they can barely hear me.
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yes, very much so. I may have found a weird workaround as this was annoying me for some time. You must leave the call screen up and let the first couple rings happen with speakerphone off. Then switch to speakerphone and do not leave the screen or turn off the call screen until the call is initiated. After that mess that i stumbled upon, i could be heard much better when making a speakerphone call with hangouts. Also, make sure not to cover both the front speakers or the mic in the back. Basically you must hold the phone in your hands as I believe laying it down on either face will obstruct mics.... Obviously a flaw that should be worked out I would hop with software or hangouts updates. I have opened a complaint thread on the google hangouts forums. I suggest you go there and explain that you have the problem too so that it may be looked at a bit more...
Thanks, posted on the Hangout support forum, so one else replied and said they have the same issue as well. Unfortunately though, I can't get your trick to work for me, super low mic volume unless I put my mouth right next to the top speaker grill. Hopefully this gets fixed, I think my wife is tired of seeing my chin during video calls.
I'm experiencing the same problem but with WhatsApp calls. It also happen on normal phone calls where there's no sound coming or going out, have to hang up and try the call again.
Anyone notice the speakers are only good at 100%.. Lower it to 90-80% and I can barely hear them, standing at about 1ft - 1.5ft
No news on this? Renders speaker calls on Hangouts, Viber etc useless.
Also, where on Google Forums did you post?
Hello,
I have not seen a thread on this nor has Google searches helped but I have an issue I wanted to post to see if anyone else was having the issue.
I use my phone for work and often have it on speaker phone, out of no where the call goes quite and the person on the other end of the call can not hear me anymore. Upon looking at the phone the speaker phone seems to get disabled and the call goes back to the handset. This happens often when using the speakerphone but certain calls are worse then others.
In one call I had the speaker phone get disabled about 10 times which was close to every 30 seconds or so. This is very very annoying, I have also rebooted the phone. At this time I am not modded and have less then ten apps installed and I am pretty sure none of the apps I installed are causing the issue.
I will note that I do have the phone connected to bluetooth a lot and when the issue happened I tried to disable the bluetooth while on the call but the issue persisted.
Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
Speaker phone and Bluetooth turning off at random
I am having the exact same problem. But for me this happens with Bluetooth and speakerphone. This is getting really frustrating for me and potentially dangerous when I try to switch back to Bluetooth while driving.
Have you figured out a solution for this yet ?
Hello,
I have a big and annoying problem during making calls.
It occurs very often, that the mic will mute or the speaker mode will switch on during call.
Looks like telephone doesn't know when the proximity sensor is on, but I have no display switching on during this. Seems like switching it with my ear, but proximity sensor should avoid this.
Has anyone occured also this? Is there any Xposed to remove these buttons ?
As in the subject, after updating on JOYUI 11 while making or receiving calls after about a minute and sometimes five minutes (no exact time) the microphone stops working and my interlocutor cannot hear me. When the microphone was not working anymore, switching the call to the speaker also does nothing - my interlocutor cannot hear me anymore. The microphone icon indicates that the microphone is on. Pressing this icon indicates that the microphone is muted, and pressing it again indicates that the microphone is on, but the microphone still does not work. Then I have to disconnect my caller and make the call again. Sometimes the microphone works all the time during the call and does not turn off. I don't know what it depends on and what turns it off. I suspect that the proximity sensor may be responsible for turning off the microphone, because I noticed that when the phone is pressed to the ear with the entire surface, the problem with the microphone occurs very rarely, and when I touch the ear with the top edge, the problem occurs often. When I am talking on a cordless handset or a cable headset, the problem does not occur.
There is also no problem when I make or answer calls and switch the call to the speaker immediately.
In all other applications and device tests, the microphone works without problems.
I am asking for help in solving the problem because it is very annoying.
The device is: Xiaomi Black Shark 2 8 / 128GB
SKW-H0
JOYUI 11 20.04.22
SKYW2004221OS00 MQ0
I have sent an email to the developer and he replied that he will fix it in the next update.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/black-shark-2/how-to/skyw2006230os00mq1-released-t4132301
here is update